Greatest Catchers of all Time

[tycobb420]

Gary Carter's death got me to thinking...

here is my top 10 catchers of all time...I highlighted those I saw play.

1. Johnny Bench
2. Yogi Berra
3. Roy Campanella
4. Mickey Cochrane
5. Ivan Rodriguez
6. Mike Piazza
7. Carlton Fisk
8. Gary Carter
9. Bill Dickey
10. Bill Freehan

 

[tycobb420]

here is a Carter obit.

http://www.examiner.com/baseball-history-in-detroit/remembering-gary-carter

 

[tycobb420]

11. Ted Simmons
12. Lance Parrish
13. Thurman Munson

 

[kalinecountry]

Gary Carter's death got me to thinking...

here is my top 10 catchers of all time...I highlighted those I saw play.

1. Johnny Bench
2. Yogi Berra
3. Roy Campanella
4. Mickey Cochrane
5. Ivan Rodriguez
6. Mike Piazza
7. Carlton Fisk
8. Gary Carter
9. Bill Dickey
10. Bill Freehan

Good list...and the next few mentioned. might have left off Gabby Hartnett.

 

[tycobb420]

KalineCountry[/color]]

Gary Carter's death got me to thinking...

here is my top 10 catchers of all time...I highlighted those I saw play.

1. Johnny Bench
2. Yogi Berra
3. Roy Campanella
4. Mickey Cochrane
5. Ivan Rodriguez
6. Mike Piazza
7. Carlton Fisk
8. Gary Carter
9. Bill Dickey
10. Bill Freehan

Good list...and the next few mentioned. might have left off Gabby Hartnett.

Yeah, forgot about him I guess. He could go 10 or 11.

 

[jimrice]

Josh Gibson is pretty near the top, possibly at the top.

 

[biggunsbob]

Both Freehan and Carter had 7 All-Star appearances, and Bill had 5 gold gloves to carters 3. Wish Bill had played a few more years to get his stats up there a bit more.. Both have identical Numbers just about.

Carter .262/.335/.439
Freehan .262/.340/.412

Gary just has more of the other stuff.. I had forgotten how many times Bill got hit by the pitch though...

 

[tycobb420]

biggunsbob[/color]]Both Freehan and Carter had 7 All-Star appearances, and Bill had 5 gold gloves to carters 3. Wish Bill had played a few more years to get his stats up there a bit more.. Both have identical Numbers just about.

Carter .262/.335/.439
Freehan .262/.340/.412

Gary just has more of the other stuff.. I had forgotten how many times Bill got hit by the pitch though...

The separator (sp) with Carter is his big game capacity. Two-time ASG MVP, the 1981 postseason, his World Series in '86, the big regular season hits. Not that the others were not clutch, but Carter did it more often in the spotlight.

 

[kalinecountry]

biggunsbob[/color]]Both Freehan and Carter had 7 All-Star appearances, and Bill had 5 gold gloves to carters 3. Wish Bill had played a few more years to get his stats up there a bit more.. Both have identical Numbers just about.

Carter .262/.335/.439
Freehan .262/.340/.412

Gary just has more of the other stuff.. I had forgotten how many times Bill got hit by the pitch though...

Freehan was an 11 Time All-Star. Be hard pressed to find another player that isn't in the HOF. Freehan played during the 'pitchers era' too.
Freehan 112 OPS+ - Carter 115 OPS+

Good point on Josh Gibson.

 

[tycobb420]

KalineCountry[/color]]
[quote="biggunsbob":m6pvfdcd]Both Freehan and Carter had 7 All-Star appearances, and Bill had 5 gold gloves to carters 3. Wish Bill had played a few more years to get his stats up there a bit more.. Both have identical Numbers just about.

Carter .262/.335/.439
Freehan .262/.340/.412

Gary just has more of the other stuff.. I had forgotten how many times Bill got hit by the pitch though...

Freehan was an 11 Time All-Star. Be hard pressed to find another player that isn't in the HOF. Freehan played during the 'pitchers era' too.
Freehan 112 OPS+ - Carter 115 OPS+

Good point on Josh Gibson.[/quote:m6pvfdcd]

I think Freehan holds the record for most AS appearances without being in the HOF

 

[tycobb420]

11. Ted Simmons
12. Lance Parrish
13. Thurman Munson

Revised! lol

1. Johnny Bench
2. Yogi Berra
3. Roy Campanella
4. Mickey Cochrane
5. Ivan Rodriguez
6. Mike Piazza
7. Carlton Fisk
8. Gary Carter
9. Bill Dickey
10. Gabby Hartnett

11. Bill Freehan
12. Ted Simmons
13. Lance Parrish
14. Thurman Munson
15. Joe Mauer (b/c Rod Allen says so)